This surgery may be necessary to restore quality vision if your cornea is damaged (due to an eye injury, for instance) or impacted by an infection or another ocular (eye) condition. Reasons for a Corneal Transplant Good vision requires the cornea to be clear, smooth, and healthy. Light cannot focus properly inside the eye if the cornea is scarred, swollen, or damaged. The result is blurry vision or glare....
Not long ago, ABC News seemed invincible. The ammunition: a cast of megawatt superstars like Peter Jennings, Ted Koppel, Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyer. Under Jennings, ““World News Tonight’’ had been a consistent first among evening news shows since the 1990-91 season. Presiding over them all was Roone Arledge, an ABC producer who’d virtually invented television sports coverage before moving on to run the news division in 1977. But trouble hovered just offstage....
The CDC advises that people react differently to stressful situations, and that fear and anxiety can cause strong emotions in both adults and children. People who may respond more strongly to the stress of the current crisis include: Older people and people with chronic diseases who are at higher risk for COVID-19Children and teenagersPeople who are helping with the response to COVID-19, like doctors and other health care providers or first respondersPeople who have mental health conditions including problems with substance use...
Researchers in Brazil looked at 81 patients with Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, from March 23 to April 5 to see whether the drug chloroquine could be an effective treatment for the highly contagious disease. Forty patients were given a low-dose of the drug; 41 others, a high dose. They were also given the antibiotic azithromycin. The researchers found that 13 people in the low-dose group died, as did 16 in the high-dose group....
The data, which was released by Rt.live, shows at least 47 states having an Rt rate above 1.0, meaning that the novel virus is spreading at an expedited rate. According to the site, the Rt rate is defined as “the average number of people who become infected by an infectious person.” “If Rt is above 1.0, the virus will spread quickly. When Rt is below 1.0, the virus will stop spreading,” the site says....
Just weeks ago many pundits were predicting another issue would dominate the agenda for New Jersey residents today: corruption. Early last month, Democratic Sen. Robert Torricelli abruptly dropped out of a tight re-election race against Republican Doug Forrester. The first-term senator had fallen behind in the polls, unable to shake off the taint of a federal investigation into whether he took bribes and gifts from a campaign contributor. He was quickly replaced by former senator Frank Lautenberg, a 78-year-old self-made millionaire who retired just two years ago....
A day after New Zealand’s neighbours Australia progressed to the World Cup at the same venue, the Kiwis were the better side throughout the 90 minutes but found themselves 1-0 down via a third minute Joel Campbell goal and were left with a mountain to climb when Kosta Barbarouses was sent off in the second half. The Costa Ricans have now qualified for their third consecutive World Cup and will move into Group E - which features Spain, Germany and Japan....
Costochondritis pain is the result of inflammation where the rib bone meets the breastbone (sternum). This is where cartilage joining these bones can become irritated and inflamed. Depending on the extent of the inflammation, costochondritis can cause pain ranging from mild to severe. Mild costochondritis may cause only tenderness over the affected area in the chest. Severe costochondritis can cause shooting pains down the arms as well as in the chest....
While Canelo has attracted most of the money, public bettors have been taking their shots on the underdog. This betting dynamic is typical for prize fights, as Joe Public likes to wager small dollars with a chance for a big payday. As of Thursday at William Hill, 79 percent of the money wagered had been on Alvarez, while 72 percent of tickets had been written on Cotto. More: Cotto-Canelo the anti Mayweather-Pacquiao | Weigh-in results...
Cough-variant asthma can be difficult to diagnose because chronic dry coughing can be attributed to many conditions. But a diagnosis is important because treatment of cough variant asthma is not the same as treatment for other types of chronic coughing. Cough-Variant Asthma Symptoms Cough-variant asthma is confusing because it doesn’t have many features of asthma. A chronic, non-productive cough is the distinguishing feature, but there are not usually other typical signs or symptoms of asthma....
But this time, the stakes are much higher: a potential government shutdown. House Democrats are attempting to curb police brutality by including provisions of its police reform legislation in the federal government’s yearly budget proposal—a back-door strategy frequently used by both political parties to force negotiations over divisive issues. However, the move to tie the appropriations process to police reform could exacerbate lawmakers’ ability to avoid a government shutdown and reach an agreement on annual spending that runs dry October 1....
“There is supporting evidence that the aerodynamic properties of the baseballs have changed, both from laboratory measurements and from analysis of StatCast/Trackman trajectories, both for pitched and batted balls," the committee’s report said. Despite not knowing the real cause of this aberration, the committee did recommend that MLB monitor the humidity at which baseballs are stored. Let’s backtrack a bit, and talk about what has been up with the ball, and why storing the balls in a humidor will change the way the ball flies....
This question originally appeared on Quora: The best answer to any question. Ask a question, get a great answer. Learn from experts and access insider knowledge. You can follow Quora on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+. Answer by Lee Ness, British Athletics Event Group Coach. Wiltshire Athletics Track and Field Manager. City of Salisbury A and RC Head Coach No is the simple answer. The short sprints are run on different energy systems to the long sprints....
The Maricopa County board has denied much of that request, saying the repairs don’t align with requirements of the lease agreement. MORE: If A-Rod still wants to play, where might he end up? Documents obtained by the Arizona Republic detail a nasty feud between County Supervisor Andy Kunasek and team president Derrick Hall. Kunasek sent a letter to Hall in April saying the baseball business is “evolving into a parasitic enterprise....
Unlike the better-known bubonic plague, which is mainly transmitted to humans through contact with infected animals, such as fleas, pneumonic plague can be transmitted from person to person by the airborne particles contained in an infected person’s cough, similarly to the common cold. Left untreated, pneumonic plague is always fatal, causing death within 48 to 72 hours. However, “antibiotic treatment is effective against plague bacteria, so early diagnosis and early treatment can save lives,” according to the World Health Organization....
Alice Keeler, 30, and Xavier Gstrein, 29, bought the 2003 model online from Northern Ireland in May. The pair have been renting a one-bedroom flat in Brighton, England, for two years and were put off buying a home by “extortionate” housing prices — so they bought a bus instead. They reckon the complete conversion will cost them more than 20,000 pounds ($23,600) — including solar panels, an eco-friendly log burner, and a compost toilet....
“And the official said, ‘What do you mean? Are you hurt?’ And she’s like, ‘There’s a piece of wood stuck to me,” tournament organizer Perry Hibner said, via KTLA.com. “It was 3 to 4 inches long and in some parts, probably a quarter to a half inch deep." While the situation was scary, nothing major is expected to come of the incident. The girl is expected to to play in the future, and Hibner doesn’t expect any legal action to take place against the school district....
The court of appeals affirmed a Texas-based federal judge’s ruling in a lawsuit against the ban in a decision Tuesday. A sniper in Las Vegas used a bump stock, a device someone can attach to semiautomatic firearms so they can fire multiple rounds with a single trigger pull, to massacre 60 concertgoers and injure hundreds more in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, according to CBS News....
Friends became somewhat synonymous with the holiday over the years with the festive episodes becoming a highlight on the show’s annual calendar. One Thanksgiving episode—“The One With All the Thanksgivings”—gave us the iconic moment when Cox’s character Monica Geller famously dances with a turkey on her head. The clip has been immortalized in GIF form and is often widely shared around the holidays—something which Cox herself joked she was tired of....
“She’s still having problems with her memory,” said Houston police during a press conference Monday afternoon. Police said they believe her confusion to be a result of a reaction to medication. They did not, however, reveal the type of medication. Roland went missing after covering a football camp on Saturday in Houston, according to her family. The 29-year-old’s roommate told Houston television station KPRC that Roland sent a text at 12:30 a....
